Equine Science Field TripEquine Science Field TripEquine Dentistry AcademyEquine Dentistry Academy

Glenn’s Ferry, IDGlenn’s Ferry, IDNovember 16, 2006November 16, 2006

Jessica GarnerJessica Garner

Academy of Academy of Equine Dentistry Equine Dentistry

opened new opened new educational educational

opportunities. I’m opportunities. I’m considering going considering going after high school. after high school.

I got the opportunity to watch an entire extraction procedure of a back top molar. It was very educational.

Pamela Pamela HendersonHenderson

Our trip to the Academy was really amazing. I Our trip to the Academy was really amazing. I learned so much about how bits should fit learned so much about how bits should fit properly, and how bad teeth can effect the properly, and how bad teeth can effect the way horses eat. My mom and I are going to way horses eat. My mom and I are going to be taking our 4-H Club out there as soon as be taking our 4-H Club out there as soon as we can. I hope to maybe interest a few of our we can. I hope to maybe interest a few of our younger kids in attending the school after younger kids in attending the school after they graduate. This was surely the most they graduate. This was surely the most rewarding field trip I have ever been on. rewarding field trip I have ever been on.

Pamela, Casey, and Trigger

Casey UpshawCasey Upshaw

One of the many things I enjoyed about our One of the many things I enjoyed about our trip was how close we were able to be to the trip was how close we were able to be to the work that the technicians were performing work that the technicians were performing on the many horses and ponies housed in on the many horses and ponies housed in their facility. It was amazing to see the kinds their facility. It was amazing to see the kinds of treatments people are using to better the of treatments people are using to better the lives of these animals that we all love. lives of these animals that we all love.

That’s me!!!! and Pamela and Courtney!

The Academy was amazing the The Academy was amazing the experience was good for learning experience was good for learning

and it opened our eyes to see more and it opened our eyes to see more jobs that we could do with horses.jobs that we could do with horses.

While there we got to walk While there we got to walk around and see all the horses around and see all the horses that they were working on. We that they were working on. We watched one horse through the watched one horse through the

whole process of getting his whole process of getting his tooth pulled. It was interesting tooth pulled. It was interesting

but there was a lot of bloodbut there was a lot of blood. . Another horse was getting all of Another horse was getting all of

his front teeth pulled it was his front teeth pulled it was interesting to see all of the gaps interesting to see all of the gaps in his gums. Also when we got to in his gums. Also when we got to

see the teeth afterwards they see the teeth afterwards they were huge. It really put in were huge. It really put in

comparison us to them. I hope comparison us to them. I hope to some day go back and learn to some day go back and learn

more of what I can do just for my more of what I can do just for my horse to help her teeth ware horse to help her teeth ware right and how to keep them right and how to keep them

healthy longer to avoid having healthy longer to avoid having any problems.any problems.

The Academy From The Eyes Of Courtney Kelly

““I learned that the health of a horse’s teeth is very important.I learned that the health of a horse’s teeth is very important.If their teeth and mouth are in good condition… it can help the horseIf their teeth and mouth are in good condition… it can help the horse

eat better, and save you tons of money on hay.”eat better, and save you tons of money on hay.” -Kacy Bongiovi -Kacy Bongiovi

This was a really fun field This was a really fun field trip. I learned that this trip. I learned that this

profession is really good profession is really good to go into while you are to go into while you are still in college. You can still in college. You can

learn how to be an equine learn how to be an equine dentist in no time, while dentist in no time, while going to college. You can going to college. You can also work while you go to also work while you go to

college and schedule college and schedule horses on your own time. horses on your own time. I am seriously considering I am seriously considering

going into that fields. going into that fields.

I learned that class rooms can be comfy!!!

Tyler Spencer

At the Equine At the Equine Dentistry school, Dentistry school,

there was there was academy students academy students working on some working on some

horses. We horses. We learned that it is learned that it is important for a important for a horse’s teeth to horse’s teeth to

be looked after. It be looked after. It affects just about affects just about every function of every function of

the horse.the horse.

Equine FacilityEquine Facility The Academy of The Academy of Equine Dentistry Equine Dentistry was a very good was a very good learning experience learning experience and it was great and it was great how we could how we could interact with the interact with the workers while they workers while they were doing their were doing their job. I learned that job. I learned that horses need to have horses need to have their teeth taken their teeth taken care of just as care of just as much as us to be much as us to be healthy.healthy.

-Annie Smith-Annie Smith

Kathryn JacobsonKathryn JacobsonEquine DentistryEquine Dentistry

All the horses are All the horses are sedated before they sedated before they work on their teethwork on their teeth

The teeth wear at the The teeth wear at the same rate that they same rate that they erupterupt

The students have The students have very comfortable very comfortable chairschairs

People come from all People come from all over the world to over the world to attend the academyattend the academy

Tyler ReynoldsTyler Reynolds

I learned about the kinds of drugs I learned about the kinds of drugs they use to sedate the horses and they use to sedate the horses and how most of them are FDA controlledhow most of them are FDA controlled

I talked to people about how fast the I talked to people about how fast the equine dentist demand is risingequine dentist demand is rising

I also got the opportunity to see how I also got the opportunity to see how cool of a career equine dentistry is cool of a career equine dentistry is

My experience at the My experience at the Equine Dental AcademyEquine Dental Academy

While I was at the Equine While I was at the Equine Dental Academy I learned Dental Academy I learned that the horses teeth keep that the horses teeth keep growing. growing. I was able to see a horse that I was able to see a horse that had it’s top incisors removed had it’s top incisors removed because they had rotted. because they had rotted. Kayla CritcherKayla Critcher